Unified development agreement means a limited type of restrictive covenant (aka, “deed restriction”) to which the property owner(s) and the city are parties.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
The purpose of a unified development agreement is to allow multiple lots to be treated as one for purposes of land use and development permitting, in lieu of replatting, even if the lots do not share ownership.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Unified development agreements are subject to the same notice and hearing requirements as provided in this code for variances.
(1)
Uniform development agreement submittal.
The current property owners shall submit three copies unified development agreement for approval, along with:
(A)
A letter.
(B)
A lienholder consent to the restrictive covenant or an affidavit of no liens.
(C)
Documentation showing all property owners who would be subject to the restrictive covenant; and
(D)
Recorded plat showing the properties to be subject to the restrictive covenant.
(E)
The unified development agreement must be signed and acknowledged by the property owners to be subject to the restrictive covenant. A filing fee set by the city council shall be due 16 days before the ZAPCO meeting. The commission will deny unified development agreements for which fees have not been paid before the meeting convenes. All documents required for approval must be administratively complete and shall be delivered to the city administrator or administrative secretary for ZAPCO not later than 30 days before the next ZAPCO meeting date.
(2)
Duties of ZAPCO.
It shall be the duty of ZAPCO to review the unified development agreement before it is submitted before the city council. ZAPCO shall submit its recommendations to the city council.
(3)
Duties of city council.
City council shall review the unified development agreement and the submitted recommendations of ZAPCO. After considering the unified development agreement, considering the recommendations of ZAPCO, and holding the public hearing on the matter, city council may approve or disapprove of the unified development agreement.
(4)
Notice of public hearing.
Notice of the public hearing is required, and shall be given before the 15th day before the date of the hearing by:
(A)
Publication on the city’s official website; and
(B)
By written notice, with the unified development agreement attached, forwarded by ZAPCO to the owners of lots subject to the unified development agreement and owners that are within 300 feet of the lots to be subject to the unified development agreement, as indicated in the Travis Central Appraisal District database. The written notice may be delivered by depositing the notice, properly addressed with postage prepaid, in a post office or postal depository within the boundaries of the city.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18; Ordinance 2025-005 adopted 6/25/2025)